Assemblage and distribution of planktonic foraminifera in the upper water layer of southern South China Sea

AN Baizheng; LI Tiegang; LIU Jian; SUN Hanjie; YU Xinke; CHANG Fengming

doi:10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018052302

2019 Vol. 39, No. 1

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AN Baizheng, LI Tiegang, LIU Jian, SUN Hanjie, YU Xinke, CHANG Fengming. Assemblage and distribution of planktonic foraminifera in the upper water layer of southern South China Sea[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2019, 39(1): 124-133. doi: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018052302

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AN Baizheng, LI Tiegang, LIU Jian, SUN Hanjie, YU Xinke, CHANG Fengming. Assemblage and distribution of planktonic foraminifera in the upper water layer of southern South China Sea[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2019, 39(1): 124-133. doi: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018052302

Assemblage and distribution of planktonic foraminifera in the upper water layer of southern South China Sea

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Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environmental Geology, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266071, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266061, China

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Corresponding author: LI Tiegang, tgli@fio.org.ac.cn

Received Date: 23 May 2018

Revised Date: 08 August 2018

Publish Date: 28 February 2019

Abstract

Abstract

Modern planktonic foraminifera are quantitatively analyzed for 30 stratified towing samples collected from 6 sites in the southern South China Sea (SCS) in April, 2012. 19 planktonic foraminifera species ae identified from the upper 250m of water column, and most of them are tropical and subtropical warm water species. The faunal assemblage is dominated by Globigerinoides sacculifer, Globigerinoides ruber, Globigerinella calida, Globigerinella siphonifera , Globorotalia menardii , Orbulina universa, Neogloboquadrina dutertrei. The foraminiferal abundance is higher in the west part of area than that in the east region. High abundance value occurs in the upper 0~50 m of water column, and then quickly decrease with water depth. Some subsurface dwellers, such as Globorotalia menardii, are also found in high abundance in the upper 0~50 m water column. This distribution pattern is believed to be influenced by various factors, such as temperature, water stratification and primary production.
- plankton tow /
- planktonic foraminifera /
- vertical distribution /
- southern South China Sea

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